Black Women Who Changed History Vol 1 (Paperback)

Twelve Black women who opened doors, challenged unfair rules, and helped shape our world. Each short biography is written for kids to read on their own, paired with a full-page picture of her to color.

The story sits on the left page. The picture sits on the right, framed so nothing gets lost at the edges, and never backed by another drawing, so markers won’t bleed through. Every story ends with a Think About It question, and a You’re a History Maker, Too! page invites kids to draw their own idea for helping their community.

Meet the history makers

• Sojourner Truth, who spoke out for freedom and equal rights
• Harriet Tubman, who guided others toward freedom
• Ida B. Wells, who found the facts and told the truth
• Mary McLeod Bethune, who built a place to learn
• Bessie Coleman, who made room for herself in the sky
• Marian Anderson, whose voice opened doors
• Jane Bolin, the judge who listened in the name of fairness
• Rosa Parks, whose stand helped spark a community’s bus boycott
• Alice Coachman, who rose above the bar at the 1948 Olympics
• Katherine Johnson, who used mathematics to reach space
• Fannie Lou Hamer, who helped more voices be heard
• Shirley Chisholm, who took a seat in Congress and spoke up

Also inside: a glossary of words to explore, a sources and illustration notes page for every woman, and a note for grown-ups on how to use the book together.

Details: 60 pages. 8.5 x 11 in. Black-and-white interior on white paper, full-color cover, perfect bound. Printed on demand when you order and shipped to you in the US with tracking. Allow about three weeks for printing and delivery.

Volume 1 of Black Women Who Changed History, the second series in The History Makers Club, from Black Knowledge Today. Also in the club: Brilliant Black Inventors.